Football – “Morocco is a team with a big heart” (Portugal)

Nelson Alves, the Portugal international who played for Porto and Sporting, warns of the way Morocco fights every game and doesn’t think Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the starting line-up for Saturday’s game. Gonzalo Ramos’ performance raises his voice.

Does Portugal have the conditions to beat Morocco?

Morocco is a team with a very big heart! He fights for every shot as if it were the last, puts a lot of pressure on the ball carrier, which is very dangerous when playing in fast attacking transitions. They have very good players individually, physically and technically, good at scouting the side lanes.

Can Portugal reach the World Championship title?

– yes. The Portuguese national team can reach the final, they have a lot of quality for that, but they also have a lot of work ahead of them and it is very important to reduce the euphoria after this victory at this moment, and Fernando Santos confirmed that very much. we will.

– Does overtaking Switzerland in this way increase confidence points?

The decisive victory over Switzerland is a very positive factor in facing Morocco. Moroccans are in high spirits and Portugal also tried to raise confidence and morale indicators with this result.

Will CR7 start against Morocco?

– I don’t think so… The quarter-finals will be without Cristiano Ronaldo in the starting line-up. The exceptional performance of Gonzalo Ramos means that Ronaldo will not be the first choice at this moment.